Older Australians and those close to them want human rights to be the top priority in the upcoming Aged Care Act, according to a new submission. Thirteen organisations released the findings of their joint inquiry into the Foundation of the ...

More than 25,000 health professionals would be needed to meet the explosive demand for aged care workers as the Australian population grows and ages. The 2021 Aged Care Royal Commission report described the sector as a "cruel and harmful system" ...

The federal government last week announced a competition where architects can submit aged-care home designs to test the new National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines for a chance to win $50,000. The 'Reimagining Where We Live' competition will accept ...

New draft aged care design principles and guidelines were released to make aged care homes less clinical and more community-oriented.  In response to the royal commission, the Albanese Government released the final draft of the National Aged Care Design Principles ...

Ruth McCausland, UNSW Sydney; Peta MacGillivray, UNSW Sydney; Sacha Kendall Jamieson, University of Sydney, and Virginia Robinson, Indigenous Knowledge The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recognised the aged care system has failed to provide culturally safe care ...

Australian chef Maggie Beer and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have teamed up to introduce an innovative program focused on food and nutrition within the aged-care sector. Backed by the Federal Government’s $12.9 million funding to improve food and nutrition in ...

Better management and training for dementia has been called for following the death of an older woman in a dementia ward. In July of this year, Joan Hobbs died after being beaten to death by a fellow resident with dementia. ...

An article by The Australian claimed the government’s promise of 24/7 registered nurses remained unfulfilled, despite last week's announcement. Government data revealed the share of homes meeting the 24/7 registered nurse in aged care facilities remained at 81 per cent ...

The Albanese Government has fulfilled its promise of implementing the 24/7 nursing mandate across aged care facilities. From July 1, aged care homes were required to have a registered nurse on-site for 24 hours, seven days a week. A month ...

An independent review found Australia’s aged care regulator to be suffering from staff vacancy – affecting its ability to keep up with its expanded role in the wake of the Royal Commission. David Tune, former secretary of the Department of ...